Sincerely, Däv

“Your twenties are the best years of your life!”  I actually believed y’all too. I did everything I was supposed to do. I worked hard, and I stayed in school. I found my passions and worked super hard to become an expert. I spent my time getting my face out there and scheduling gigs for… Continue reading Graduating in the Mess That is 2020

People have been buzzing about Ryan Murphy’s new project Hollywood. The Netflix miniseries seems to be very polarizing: some people are hating it and some are obsessed. Either way, I received several “You’ve got to watch this!!!!” texts, so I figured that I might as well. I had avoided Hollywood for a long time. I… Continue reading Hollywood: my introduction to revisionist history

“I don’t feel sad. I feel angry.”  The above quote is from the popular Netflix Series Sex Education. Aimee says this quote on Season 2 Episode 7. Aimee was a victim of sexual assault that greatly affected her day-to-day life. In this episode, a number of the show’s female characters are forced to find something… Continue reading “I Don’t Feel Sad. I Feel Angry”: an exploration of how a university production took a radically feminist play to new heights

There’s been a lot of buzz around the recent news that Jeremy Jordan would be taking over for Gideon Glick as Seymour Krelborn in the off-Broadway Westside Theater’s production of Little Shop of Horrors. I’ve had my own problems with this production from its inception mainly because I was just bored with the casting especially… Continue reading Representation: As Long as They’re Pretty, Why Should it Matter?

As I’ve gotten older and started to better understand my tastes and who I am, it’s become very easy to feel unmovable in my opinions--so much so that I’ve allowed myself to make snap judgments about pieces. It’s refreshing when something comes along that forces me to challenge my own bias and taste. A friend… Continue reading How The Band’s Visit Made Me Remember That I Don’t Know Everything

Unless you’re living under a rock, you’ve noticed that there’s been a recurring theme in the media over the past decade: revival. It’s pervaded books, movies, and television shows. Broadway has been no different. Recently, it’s felt that the Best Musicals nominated at the Tony’s are the only musicals on Broadway that aren’t revivals. People… Continue reading It’s NOT For You, White Man (An Analysis of the 2020 Broadway Revival of West Side Story)

I had the absolute pleasure to see Terran Scott perform as Sarah in the Arden Theater's production of Ragtime. Her performance was stellar, and I was reminded of how often she's been working since graduation. She's known for making great connections with directors and other collaborators: something for which I'm at a total loss. When did… Continue reading Life After UArts: a Profile of Terran Scott

What’s the point of creating musicals set in a time that’s different than ours? The past is riddled with issues that we hopefully have started to get past in the present, so why go back? A lot of creators talk about how the themes present in these shows are still present in today’s culture, and… Continue reading “Ragtime” at the Arden: the Double Consciousness of an Audience Member

When asked what should everyone know about women, Mel Brooks replied “Avoid the short ones – there's a hidden anger in them, and you never know when the heck it's going to come out.” He then goes on to make broad generalizations about all women of a certain height and their tendency toward anger and… Continue reading Women Are Objects…Apparently? A Look Into the Purpose of Female Characters in Mel Brooks’ Young Frankenstein